OAOHS and Solucient Partner to Enhance Health Care Delivery
November 12 2003 - 8:01AM
PR Newswire (US)
OAOHS and Solucient Partner to Enhance Health Care Delivery Product
Suite Improves Bottom Line for Health Plans WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.,
Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OAO HealthCare Solutions, Inc.
(OAOHS) and Solucient(R) have entered into an agreement that
provides health plans with a unique combination of claims
processing, editing, and decision support capabilities. The
offering incorporates Solucient's Peer-A-Med(R) and AUTO-AUDIT(R)
tools into the OAOHS product suite, enabling OAOHS users to more
accurately process claims and analyze data to enhance healthcare
delivery and improve their bottom line. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030326/DCW001LOGO ) The
agreement delivers on the OAOHS strategy for incorporating leading
edge technologies that help customers comply with increasingly
complex regulations while lowering the cost of healthcare delivery.
OAOHS systems enable payer and provider organizations to improve
overall performance by streamlining workflow and increasing
auto-adjudication rates to lower costs and improve member
satisfaction. Solucient's AUTO-AUDIT(R) detects and corrects coding
discrepancies, helping to avoid overpayments to providers.
Peer-A-Med(R) transforms large amounts of provider data into
actionable information that can help lower costs and improve
patient outcomes. "The combination of our OAOHS best-in-class
Health Benefit Information Systems with Solucient's innovative
claims editing software will enable customers to enjoy an
integrated electronic editing tool and robust functionality while
dramatically lowering costs and providing them with an
unprecedented ROI," said Wayne Owens, senior vice president, OAOHS
Sales & Marketing. Tom Schramm, vice president, Solucient's
Managed Care unit, said: "We are delighted to pair Solucient's
innovative healthcare business information products with OAOHS
best-of-breed systems. We anticipate healthcare users will
recognize immediate and considerable productivity gains, cost
savings and competitive advantage as a result." About OAO
Technology Solutions (OAOT) OAOT operates across two lines of
business: Managed IT and Healthcare IT solutions. As a partner to
global outsourcers and major corporations, OAOT delivers managed IT
solutions to commercial clients and government agencies worldwide.
The Company's key offerings include: application management, IT
infrastructure support, professional staffing services and
healthcare IT solutions. Headquartered in Greenbelt, Maryland, the
Company's 2,500+ employees work in over 200 locations throughout
the world. For more information visit http://www.oaot.com/. About
OAO HealthCare Solutions (OAOHS) OAO HealthCare Solutions, Inc.,
(OAOHS) a wholly owned subsidiary of OAO Technology Solutions,
located in Woodland Hills, California, is a leading provider of
electronic health benefit information solutions designed to meet
the specific business needs of healthcare payers and providers. Its
fully integrated information solutions enable healthcare
organizations to automate business processes, streamline
operations, and improve workflow. Visit the OAO Healthcare
Solutions web site at http://www.oaohs.com/. About Solucient
Solucient is the leading source of health care business
intelligence. The company provides comprehensive, results-oriented
information to drive business growth, manage costs, and help
deliver quality care. Solucient's expertise and proven solutions
enable providers, payers, employers, and pharmaceutical companies
to achieve results and realize value. For more information, visit
http://www.solucient.com/. SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT: This news release
contains statements that are forward-looking statements concerning
future results, performance or expectations within the meaning of
applicable federal and state securities laws. These statements are
based upon the Company's current expectations and assumptions,
which are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual
results to differ materially from those anticipated or described.
These risks include the risks and uncertainties relating to the
difficulties of investments in infrastructure, expansion of
business offerings, opportunities in the marketplace, future
financial results and other factors discussed in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030326/DCW001LOGO DATASOURCE:
OAO HealthCare Solutions, Inc. CONTACT: Ambre Chevalier of OAO
HealthCare Solutions, Inc., +1-888-699-9016; or Deborah Starke, of
OAO Technology Solutions, +1-301-486-2383, Web site:
http://www.oaot.com/ http://www.oaohs.com/
http://www.solucient.com/
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